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A sword inlaid with 115 gold characters - the single most important written object of fifth-century Japan.
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The Saikitama Kofun Cluster (埼玉古墳群, Sakitama kofun-gun) is a group of burial mounds located in the city of Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1938, and was upgraded in status to a Special National Historic Site of Japan in 2020. The site consists of nine large kofun, which were built in the 5th to 7th centuries AD, i.e. from the late Kofun period into the Asuka period, when the construction of burial mounds was already out of fashion in western Japan.
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Founded / opened：5th-7th century Highlights / collection：National Treasure iron sword with gold-inlaid inscription, Nine keyhole-shaped tombs Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Metalwork
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